UK Asserts 'Unshakeable' Falklands Commitment After Milei Presses Claim
- On Friday, Argentinian President Javier Milei reiterated claims to the Falkland Islands, threatening sanctions on oil companies operating there and prompting a swift response from Britain.
- Milei argued the Falkland Islands are "usurped territory" and dismissed the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination, while Britain maintains the territory is British because residents choose to remain so.
- Threatening sanctions, Milei targeted any companies working "under the British occupation," identifying the Israeli and British-owned Sea Lion oilfield as a "clear and present danger" to Argentina.
- Defence Secretary Wes Streeting dismissed the rhetoric as domestic political maneuvering, stating it tells us more about Argentina than the islands, while reaffirming Britain's commitment is "absolute and unshakeable."
- Oil production at the Sea Lion field is expected to begin in 2028, as Milei claims that without swift action, Britain will soon have the material capacity to access the oil.
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The Falkland Islands are British. Thus begins the Minister of Defense, Wes Streeting, in a post on X. The statement comes after the President's announcement...
UK replies to Milei: Falklands “are British because islanders choose to be British”
Britain's Defence Secretary, Wes Streeting, responded on Friday to Argentine President Javier Milei's address on the Falklands by stating that the United Kingdom's commitment to the archipelago is “absolute and unshakeable.” It was the first public reaction from the British government following the televised national address in which Milei announced sanctions against oil companies operating in the area without Argentine authorization.
British Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said on Friday that the Falkland Islands belong to the British and that the United Kingdom's commitment to them is unwavering.
UK asserts 'unshakeable' Falklands commitment after Milei presses claim
Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, a British overseas territory which Argentines call Las Malvinas. The fate of the islands hit headlines again in recent days after US President Donald Trump threatened to wade into the dispute, and an British-Israeli oil project near the islands caused anger in Argentina. In an address on national TV, Milei assured Thursday that Argentina would not "stand idly by"…
The Argentine president spoke of "winds of anger" over Argentina's historic claim to these islands.
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welingelichtekringen.nlLONDON (ANP/AFP) - British Defence Minister Wes Streeting said on Friday that the Falkland Islands "are British because the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands choose to be British". He was responding to Argentine President Javier Milei, who in a televised address renewed appeal...
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